Update: The dynamic duo of state Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick were voted the week's biggest winners, as the state Legislature passed their bill strengthening abortion protections in New York. Trailing them - but still garnering 30 percent to Krueger and Glick's 37 percent - were Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who celebrated a deal to connect their constituents directly to Penn Station via commuter rail. There was less disagreement about the week's biggest loser, however: Rudy Giuliani notched 62 percent of the vote for his bizarre performance as the president's lawyer.

It’s not all that hard to find agreement in politics. The legislators in Albany and City Hall pass bills unanimously all the time. But in baseball? Fuhgeddaboutit. Hizzoner won’t even put on a Yankees cap. So let’s all – Yankees fans, Mets fans, Sox fans – tip a cap to Yankee legend Mariano Rivera for being the first player unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. If only choosing a winner of the week was that easy.

Winners:

Ruben Diaz Jr. & George Latimer

Brooklyn and Manhattan may have some suffering in store with the new L train plan, but at least the Bronx and Westchester got good transit news. Metro-North and Amtrak came to an agreement and greenlit the $1 billion Penn Station Access Project. Once completed, Metro-North will be able to use one of Amtrak’s commuter rail lines, allowing Westchester commuters to take a train directly to Penn Station. The project will also result in four new stations in the Bronx being built. Sometimes, the MTA does something right, and Diaz Jr. and Latimer are the lucky recipients this time around.

Deborah Glick & Liz Krueger

The sponsors of the Reproductive Health Act finally got it enacted after years of effort. State Sen. Liz Krueger fought back tears as Senate Democrats announced that they were ready to pass the legislation that codified Roe v. Wade in state law. There was also a special guest star on hand as lawmakers voted – attorney Sarah Ragle Weddington, who argued Roe before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1971, and now will see her legacy on women’s rights protected – at least in New York – if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the decision.

Andrew Pallotta

In 2015, the state tied teacher evaluations to student performance on state tests, and New York State United Teachers has been trying to undo it ever since. The issue was politically pivotal in the 2018 election, as state Senate Republican inaction on legislation contributed to a massive union campaign to unseat them. For Pallotta, the efforts were ultimately successful as both chambers passed the bill returning control over teacher evaluation methods to local districts.

Jose Peralta

The late state senator was a longtime proponent of a bill allowing young undocumented immigrants in New York to qualify for in-state financial aid while also setting up a scholarship fund for them. Peralta, who lost his Queens seat in the Democratic primary in September, unexpectedly died in November of what was eventually identified as leukemia – and the bill was subsequently renamed in his memory. State Sen. Luis Sepulveda and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa were the final sponsors of the bill, which passed this week, but it’s Peralta who will be forever linked to the law.

Steven Roth

Steven Roth, the head of the real estate powerhouse Vornado Realty Trust, just sold the single most expensive apartment in the U.S. (and second priciest in the world!), raking in a cool $238 million from hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who got a prime spot at 220 Central Park South – joining millions of New Yorkers paying too much for housing. Billionaires, they’re just like us.

Losers:

Cynthia Brann

New York City’s correction chief is dealing with quality over quantity lately. While the city’s inmate population continues to drop, the ones left in jail are, on average, more violent and more expensive, according to Comptroller Scott Stringer’s latest report. How expensive? At $302,000 a year, it would be cheaper to buy every inmate a vacation ocean-view vacation home in Maine.

Stanley Brezenoff

Thousands of New Yorkers were without heat in NYCHA apartments on the coldest day of the year, and while there were no steamy sex parties at Throggs Neck Houses to heat things up, there was still lots of misconduct. NYCHA interim chief Stanley Brezenoff may get more time to fix it all, thanks to the government shutdown (or not if HUD regional chief Lynne Patton has a say: “THESE ARE BASIC HUMAN CONDITIONS & EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL AMERICANS. I DON’T CARE IF I’M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TWEETING DURING THE SHUTDOWN. FIX IT, @NYCHA!!!” she tweeted.)

Timothy Dolan

This year is already a rough one politically for Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of the Archdiocese of New York. That state government codified Roe v. Wade and the Catholic Church has to get ready for a big financial hit once the Child Victims Act becomes law, which could happen as soon as Monday. Plus in his capacity as archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of New York, Dolan has to be feeling the proverbial pain after the Albany diocese lost a court battle over covering abortions for employees. To overcome these setbacks, Dolan might need to pray a few extra Hail Marys and add some Our Fathers this week.

As president and chief executive officer of the New York Racing Association, Christopher Kay successfully led the association in getting the association out from under state mismanagement, turning it into a private entity. But with the news that Kay is resigning following reports that he used NYRA staff to do his personal yardwork, it seems he’s got some management problems of own to solve.

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As founder and research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, E.J. McMahon is a go-to expert on budget plans and policy proposals. His organization promotes greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility in state government, which often puts him at odds with lawmakers and the governor. McMahon previously worked as a journalist in Albany, as an Assembly Republican staffer and a budget adviser for almost 30 years, giving him great insight into the goings-on in the Capitol.